MicrosoftAzure Infrastructure Migration and Application Modernization Specialist
Aug. 2017 - Jul. 2019Fargo, North Dakota, United StatesAzure infrastructure and data migration pre-sales, architecture, and project management. Guided customers through migration planning and implementation. SQL licensing-to-cloud consultant and Azure Data Services architect. Azure networking and advanced services advisor and development. Partner relationship management and funding liaison. Azure account developer and manager. • Senior lead for Microsoft cloud migration discovery, requirement collection, budgeting, and project development • Guided on-prem customers through cloud migration and virtual machine optimization
• Provided expertise regarding Azure VM advanced workload selection • Consulted with stakeholders around security, governance, disaster recovery, and high availability
• Lead technical discovery to determine data sourcing, data flows, and hybrid data strategies • Guided customers thru SQL-in-Azure, Data Warehouse, and advanced Azure Data Services to compliment infrastructure strategies • Provided leadership for customer stakeholders around SAP on Azure options • Educated customers on Microsoft compatibility with Linux/open-source technologies
• Coordinated ECF funding and partner introductions